Isolation and Secrecy: What We Know About Russia's Notorious Penal Colonies
Briefly

Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal journalist, has been convicted of espionage in Russia, facing 16 years in a high-security penal colony, with a potential for appeal or pardon.
Russia's accusations of spying against Gershkovich are deemed politically motivated by him, his employer, and the American government, emphasizing a potential pardon or prisoner swap for his release.
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